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This book was an absolute godsend for the birth of my second child. It allows you to reclaim your natural power as a woman and allows you to trust your body to do what it was made to do. I have given and recommended copies to any pregnant woman I meet! Quite graphic, naked pictures, but if you really want to get to grips with what you need to do to really prepare yourself for labour this is IT. Wonderful. I had a pain-free home birth and a most satisfying experience. It cannot of course, guarantee that you will have the birth you want but it will instruct you to be as prepared as you can for one of the most important events of your life.

...Read this book! And if you're crunched for time, at LEAST read chapters 6-8, which discuss labor and after the birth (breastfeeding). Balaskas is SPOT on with her descriptions of how labor feels and what happens to your mind and body during the different stages of labor. She also gives great pain-coping techniques and lots of talk about positions for labor and delivery. I read chapters 6-8 three times before the birth of my second child. If you are afraid of birth or pain, even MORE reason to read this book--it will empower you and give you confidence.

One humorous note: you don't have to give birth naked, nor have your husband naked behind you like many of the pictures in her book show. I was quite comfy in my hospital robes with my comfortably-clothed husband.

This book was by far the BEST book and approach to having an aware, powerful, confident birth experience. It didn't try to teach me tricks (mostly useless) to avoid the contractions and pain, but instead taught WHY we have contractions, that they are HEALTHY and GOOD, and how to work with them. Embrace them! Your are bringing forth new life. What an opportunity to participate in a miracle. Don't miss it! Read this book!

My chiropractor was the one to recommend this to me when I told him I'm currently pregnant. The information contained in it is very detailed, scientifically accurate. Their explanation of how other cultures have used different methods and positions to give birth safely is fascinating and really does make sense. I love the exercises, they are easy to understand, I've felt a definite improvement in flexibility and less lower back pain.

I love this book and couldn't put it down the first time I read it! I have re-read it 2 more times and I learned something new each time. Reccommend!!!!

Excellent book, great pregnancy yoga exercises, good focus on what women can do for themselves to ensure the most natural and healthy birth.